Cutting machine



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CUTTING MACHINE Filed sept. 4, 1925 y 5 sheets-'sheet' 1 ORNEY (Nov. 18,1930. w. E. KAY 1,782,305

CUTTING MACHINE Filed Sept. 4, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y Y. 69 87 66 2 o 1, i 8f 86 a4. /9 105 95 93 82 l' N l 85 9/ `90 INVENTOR i wie@ N0v'.`1 s,193o. w. E. KAY 1,782,305

n CUTTING MACHINE med sept.' 4, 192.5 5 sheets-sheet s INVENTOR BY E .7 ATT RNEY CUTTING MACHINE Filed sept. l4, 192s 5 sheets-'sheet .4

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k/ BY I ATTORNEY.

Nov. 18, 1930. y w. E. KAY 1,782,305

CUTTING MACHINE l Filed sept. 4, 192:5V s'sneets-sneet 5 7, A RNEY .10 termincd sizes or shapes.

Patented Nov. 18,l 1930 Y wmmiiivi naar,

0F ELYRIA, oHIo crimine MACHINE 4on `filed- September My invention relates 'to apparatus ferentting materials and finoreparticularly relates to machines for cutting-feed stuffs. and the like,such asice crea-iii' products, butter,

v5 cheese, vegetables and similar materials.v`

OneY of ythe objects of, myiinventionv is' to provide apparatus of the abovev named char# acter whereby inateri'alssuch as icecream products may bel cutinto sections of. prede- Anotherobject of'my invention is. to provide` an apparatus of the classy described whereby. suoli material-s may be cut in suc'- cessive steps to predetermined sizes. p

struct apparatus of the class described whereby material-s such as those namedmay bevsucce'ssively cut Vinto sections of desiredy wherebya predetermined number of cuts may v 25 bey made during the complete movement of the material along the path of the cutters.

- `Another object ofmy inventionis toy proyvide an-` apparatus of theV class described wherein indeXing/means'for the cutters has been provided for altering or increasing indefinitely the lnumber of cutsy per given quantity ofmaterial, so thatthe material may beV cut size.I y v p Anotherobject vof my Ainventioniis to' provide a machineof the abovenamed character which will accurately and efficiently cutmaterials, such as slabs ofice cream, and which eration. y y 1 y l lAnother objec'tof myfinvention is to prolvide a machine 'of the above named character whereby a multiplicity of cutters is Kem-K,

A `further object of-my-invention is tocon- Eig. l2 is an enlarged p into sections of predetermined is extremelysimple of construction and op- 4, 1925.` serial No. 54,472.

being madeto 'the accompanying drawings forming apart otthis specification and inY which lilecharacters areemployed to, designate like parts throughout the same.

' In the drawings: l r Fig. l is a front elevatievnjof my machine, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of mymachine,

Fig. 3 is an end eleyation of the same, i Fig. ,bis an enlarged clutch mechanism,` Fig. 5-is a detail View of the stripper plates, y vFig. 6 is, an enlarged detailview of the lower -crosshead fandfj guide rods `associate with the cutter'mechanism,

Fig. V7 is anenlarged plan view of mechanism associated lwith the carriage clutch mechanism,

Fig. 8 `is .a transverse section through the hed and carriage showing how the carriagef clutch operates to move the carriage, Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail viewo the powerclutch operation mechanism, i

indexing mechanism, n y

Fig. ll a sectional view of the indexing mechanism,

detail ot the driving Wornn plan view of the car- Fig. lO is an enlarged detail View of the Fig. 13 is an yenlarged* detail View of the stripper plate elevatiiig mechanism,

scribed one f embodiment thereof, reference A Fi@ l-l is a section taken on line lll- 14 n* Fig. lis an enlarged `detail view of part of the automatic stop stripping mechanism,

Fig. 16 is an enlarged detail of part of the indexing mechanism in Fig. 17 is a side elevation of the same,

Fig. 18 isa rear elevation of the'same,

Fig.r i9 is a bottom` Viewy of the carriage drawnto small scaleV and showing the clutch` engaging bar,

r Fig. 20 is a rplan view of a. lmodification of my drivingmechanism consisting of a hand Zwheel and suitable gearing associated there- `with 'ljor manually operating the apparatus,

VFig. 21 is a section taken on line 2l-,21 of Fig; 3.

AReferring to the drawings, particularly ,reflet-129 twill be' ,Sen'iht I Prende front elevation,

imagens f beinfginother ro'W of the'. set. Similarly, VI have providedffliole's 9z?,""li"",

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. cuts. The bolt 5&1- is' Vloosened and the pirate and disc-are. /shi-ftedfuntil the"hold-3 in `quantity oifmaterial;A Byi Way of illustration,

vsfhen-it is desired Vtofcut vaslab ofice cream or other-materiali into a'predetermined" num'- quarti of? ice cream, tlie'h'ole "3 will furnish the-"correct indexl for thisv combination` of the disc' alignmentr Twith the correspond- 'ingl hole inthe plated-9; The key 54 is Vinserted tlir'o'uglr the aligned opening' and the boit"5is againf tightened, when the machine be started. The disc willfrevoivewithin theca-singl 46S-aboutit center deinedby shaft 181 and'willcause the casing to actv asa cam 'i'noving abontitsgeenter-vvhieh islsha'ft 18.V

j iisfm'otion'- is transmitted 'to the arm 45 andica'uses it' lto f reciprocate? the movable 'ciiitehavhiehcontrols the movement of .the

'carriage Since the :holes-- above referred to zgre spaced iat" various `distances' practically any-number of lcuts per given :quantity lof material may be made by selectingthe proper Hole in the' indexL disc.: i By Way offexample, the-:holes may' be arra'ngedltomake..the foltli'i-win'zgfnu'mber-of cuts perfquartofice cream g Hol.el1""vvill 'give' '1 out to the quart, I yHolef3rwi1lgive 3 cuts" to the quart, Y* Hole 4 W'illgivef-ficuts to the' quart, Holell Willgive cuts to the quart, etc.

Where'lmore thanonel knife is sed in cut tingrandwparticiilarly Where the knives are arranged in diferent pla-nes.rl to each' lother, it isiobviousV that evengreaterv numbers of cuts may bemajde inthe material. The useof additionalknfives' Willbezreferred to" Vasf this de- 'ranged above the mater-mias shown :1n Figs.

Nscription:progresses;: l

AIhave p rovideda compound clutch mechanisr'nE for: moving thecarriage. beneath the ycutters L in step: by A:step "movement," in such a manner that asy the Iknivesarefin position to pass'through' the material tofbe cut-,`;the car- -ri'agex-Will'be heldfstationary, yet while .the "cutterslxare vlifted aboveA thematerial tofbe 4eutrthe carriage is causedto be moved a :pre-

`5c fdetermined distance valong-fthe.bed 2f in -pre'paratifon" forfvtheI next; cut, i Vwhereupon the knives will i be lowered to :make the advance fvlarged detail' in Fig.; 4 and' .consistsy ofrrdo'gs l ly and 56 :carnied'gby and: pivoted to, :the ybed 2,;and'aithirid dogf Vpivoted `to fandpcarred by a movable support 58 which latter-fis mountedon :the membelt-44 andswh'ehfpr- `jestethrough.'zeI slotg; matherzbedn. iEach ofith dQgSfland 57 is projected toward 'i the left in `Fig1-4 by means of spring pressed plungers1-59f Mofvement' of the dogstoward the left `infFi`g4 is limited by means vofstop pins 60. i The outerlidfaees 'oit the' dogs-'are beveled to?v fo'iin carriage engaging edges. 61.

toward thefright'in Figi. 4 'will cause the edge 61 off the dog 57 to engage they side f'walls- 'of the' 1ra-ill Gajtherb'y moving the earriagemsthe,

right in'Fig. latadis'tanee equa'lv to them'vementlof member .4452 During'this movement fofthe-fcarriage, the dogs 55' and 56,whieh1l are mounted-on thfeibedfrQ will be'causedto swing siightly-towardthe right in'Fig 4 against th'etension off springs 63 I while the doo@` 57 isfinf biting'v Contact with la' Side Wan .Oldie 'rai1`1`62= ofk the-carriage. As themember 4:4

Carrying dog 57 moves towardthe' lftin-Big.

d?, the dogs 55 and 556 williprev'entfback'mevevment of the carriage byfengaging'thiril 62,-Wlii1e}-the dog 57` will free tofmovefto 1.A

Ward the left to again engage. the-'rail 62' in the next step. `'I hemovements'of the dogs 1jiist'- described define one step ymovement 2 of tlief carriage: These steps` areE repeatedsncrc'essively by reeiprocation of the member'44 on the guiderods`43 by power transmitted y through the-indexing mechanism, until the carriagelhas-reached theextreme right hand endfof frame. l, Fig.' l1, and the. materialjsnpported. Ion. the? surface of: the carriage has 'passe-d Abeneath the knives.'` 'Whenthe carriafehhasy reachedtliis' position the material Wilfhavei ybeen cut. as. desired and Ymayrthen carriage mavibeV removed fromthe extreme right of the lframe l, Figzl, and a'newquantityA of material; placed thereon .and the carriage replaced onf-fthe left handy end oif- .the .frame andthe operations ,repeated` The z material ,cutters are' preferably ar- 1,.12 -andf As has', beenl described heretofore the'cro'sshead 35.A is caused to reciprocate Aupon the' lower; ends ofA the guide rodsf36 bymeans Y of lzovver,` transmitted through .the lever 32.

A -second crosshead 64'is reciprooable upon the Y11p1e1-;ends-.of the guide rods -362 and is removed from the-carriage, Whereuponthe Withthe erosshead .inthe path ofthe' material -r to be cut. If desired one or moreother knives 665 karranged fpreferablyvvat ,right angles to the Yknife and mounted inrholdegrs :67 may be fseeured to thefcrosshad: by mean`s0f bolts 168- to icuir. the marterial:le'ngggthivvise. l It is `obvious .that I may use other cornbinat.iionsl of krvesiand ruiters to. mak'ivarieuswnbers' 130 e113 .vepnefpe -fmy'mechn .which Consi-Steef aghangiwheel Q keyedto asheft' 9 5 Whijchis .uported I in ,suitable bearings ,on the yframe pinion l9,6 is elsokeyed tothe shaft and :dlin' Sllifh 'eipQton that/When the plunger is Projeeted, by applying, @pushing fforfe egeinst the ,plungerhead .99; the, @ed 100 0f the -`,plunger will yact ae 1a gstop in ,Settingthe earrlege .inte chinepositionf-,for startinghthe mag ,mafyggbe madefinfthe@construction yo ffthe 'aplpep-retiensf herein x described.y Without o departing :portingcarriege moveble y along said bed, a :ciutch engagingfineinberfcarriedbyisaid car-` so rmgecutters movable in the-fp ath ofmoved wnga'geable with the ,.Clutch engaging membenof thecarriagemhe rmoivenient of sai d lnhrtch operatnglgelemelit :in one direction 40 :riagezandfadvancefit a distance directlypro- `portiOnnlffco the extent 50i movement of ,the

1- clutch?` ope-retingf:elernent,k IancLinl the :path of zniovementaof saidfcuttermand the; clutch dog pivoted onfthe framerconcllrfrently prevent- Fing movement: ofthecarriage in ythe opposite s, direction, a sour,ceoffpovier for operating-said f-carriagle land zsaiidfctters; and g aneindexing emiechanisrnfor. adjfu s'feibly.4 Yfa'ryi'ngyt'he degree 1 of movement/0f: the', movable clutch; Operating e1ementfand1tripping mechanism@V ,carried .by

:is aid 'trarne andgwctnated by-sai dieiirriage at its ."liinitro movement in oneadire'ction {ordisciprocableclutch, an arm fongperating Seid 1 power.

f 2;.-In' famateriaL-cuttingfinachine, the .0.0111- Jbinlti'oli` 4of fag-frame, a bed 'formed onjsaid f Aiframe, a; material vsupportingfCarriage;nuovj said t trippingr mechanismf`vf0r-disc0nnecting the r. ysource f of :power {from-the machine,

Ycutters .mountednfor 4movement vWithin the t is 5to that frrions chngee .ment off'seidicarriage, a lclutch'dog pivotedy 1Voir-the; rame endfsprngnpressed against the tersbeing VYmoved Within the path of themateria-1 'Whenthe carrie e is at rest," and indexingnneans operable. f y'id-Sour'ce of p'ow-v .er oriinparting @predeterminedStepbystep y inolfeient to Seid carriage, seidv fil'idexingV 7 menne comprising cnec'centric enmendnieans @liefe-cnicemryigrhe @mwen-reef, a re- I ciprocat-ory clutch mechanism movabie in ac'f coi:'cimiceA.withy the thifoii7 of said eccentric Vand@nient d iegengage @marriage-t0 inov u cpon're ocatory movement in "one, direcl n .nn @mount directly proportional toft'hek roMolthfe eccentric. o 1 3,. In en{rnac'hine for cnt ting Aen elongat"ed block of plslticfnlaterial, sehsicefcream 8g, cnthielike,` into' a plurality 4of .equal sized cakes, the combination with illQhiIlebed haring@ fe....1Ql1g-ti1dgl1y,extldng guide, marriage'lqngimdireuy lmovabile on' ne @dem adapted empc-e@materialen f baigne an ,upright meer' support: extending `uplxmr.'d lyf fromme bed, .aind algemene/'lement 'j ournaled for vertic eciprcfati he SiPPOmnd Comprising,"alranserse blade common driving :Ineens fr ilegfpaijrilg'e the reciprocating cutter comprising @ratchetingriechansm' for advancing, the by instep bystep movement@ the g vrckl r, arm for ,Dperatngithe .clitternmee for 'veraibly .effecting theostepkby' Step movlinentofthecrrig OIfl M idec'Qriiprising aratcheting device, an arfrn or opiiljlaifing, i119 gatchetng device, andy an rldju" table ,Cnnec-- tion betweenthe] coinmon driyingliens' and 100 the arm,l seid adjustable eonnectlon'pcemprls? *line .pair Ofupernosedplates, erlurfalityfrf Sepfzluiafte'ly iignabvle 'apertures ,throughl the platee@ pin insereblefrhrough any, 'pair A'of lea endofflthefarrnrand forming a'ii'eentric drive azontal.kbeiuaii'Sear-ringe.,longitudinflly inovf advancing the eerregeon: the bed @ps teppy ar'ateiy, find4L individllnlly alignable pe'rticiilarvr apertnresofthe other p1-te`,-; seid ep'ertures, beingygdisposedat 'xrying diete-nece fromv the platecenters, a; pin f adapted to be Y plates, and means effective by placement of saidpin to vary the thrust'of said arm.

5.111 amachine forcutting an elongated blockofplastic material, 'such as ice vcream or the like, into a plurality of equal sized cakes, the combination withamachine bed having a longitudinally extending guide, of a carriage longitudinally movable on the bed and adapted tosupport the material to be cut, an upright cutter support extending upwardly from thebed, and a cutter element journaled for vertical reciprocation'in the support and j comprising a transverse Vblade vertically re- ',c'iprocablelthrough the material, common driving means for the carriage andthe reciplrocating cutter comprising a ratcheting mech'- anism for advancing the carriage bya step by step movement on the guide anda rocker arm for 'poperatingthe cutter, means 4for'vari'ably efQCilg the Step byfs'tep movement of ther carriage on theguide comprisingV a ratcheting device, an arm foroperating the ratcheting device, and anadjustab'le connection between the'com'mondriving means and the arm, said 'adjustable"connectionf comprising! ai pair of fsupe'rpo'sed, plates,v a plurality of separately alignable "aperturesthroughthe plates, 'a pin insertable through any pair of aligned Aaper- K tures, onejof said plates adapted to befrotated by the' Common driving means,the other of said plates being joined to t-heend of the arm :and forming an eccentric drive'thereof by motion communicated from the rotatable 1 plate, and controlling means for the common driving means'comprising a trip mechanism, .said-trip mechanism comprising a lever arm, a spring therefor,a clutch interposed between ,the common driving means and the mechanism of the machine, connectionsadapted to communicate motion .frein the Varmv tothe Aclutch 'to actuate itv todisavssociate the com- `mon driving means from the mechanism, said spring tending to move the clutch to open position and trip means comprising an element -carried bythe carriageandjan element .car-v ried by the -bed at 4an end thereof, adapted to Arelease said arm from tion thereof.

a clutch-actuating posi- 6l 4'In a machine forcuttingan elongated block of plastic material, such as icecream or the like, into a plurality of equal sized cakes,

` the combination with a machine bed having a longitudinally extendingguide, of a carriage longitudinally movable onthe bed and adapt- Y ed to support the material to be cut, an up- 'right cutterV support extending upwardly from the bed, and a cutter element journaled for vertical reciprocatingin-,the support and comprising a transverse blade vertically reciprocable through the materlal, common driving means for .the carriage and the reciprocating cutter comprising a ratcheting mechanism for advancing the carriage by a plates adapted to be rotated -by the common driving means, the other of Vsaid plates being joined tothe end of the arm and forming an eccentric drive thereof by' motion communicated from the rotatable plate, and controlling means for 'the common ldriving means comprising a trip mechanism, said trip mechanism comprising a lever arm, afspring therefor, a clutch interposed between the common driving means,V and the mechanism of the machine" connections adapted to communicate motion from the arm to the clutch to acytuate it to disassociate the common-driving means from the mechanism, said Vspring tending tomove the clutch to .open position and trip Ameans comprising an element carried by the carriage and an element carried by the bed at an end thereof, adapted to release said arm fromaclutch actuating position thereof,

and manually restoring means for said mech-V anism, comprising a handle on the lever.`

- 7.111 a machine for cutting material in pieces, a main bed, a carriage on the bed for supporting material to be out, a reciprocable knife for cutting material, means for advancing the carriage on the frame step by step between cuts, said means comprising a clutch engageable element on the car'riagedisposed substantially inthe direction of movement of the carriage, a clutch operating element movable with: a reciprocatory movement, a clutch dog on the clutch operating element adapted to grip the clutch engageable element andi' move it when the clutch operating element is *reciprocated in one direction and to move thereon when the clutch operating element is moved inf the other direction and means for preventing movementof the carriage in the.

opposite direction, said means comprising a clutch dog pivoted on the frame and gripping the clutch engageable `element ofthe carriage.

8. In a machine for cutting material in 1,20

pieces, a main frame, a carriage on the frame for supporting material to be cut, a reciprocatory knife, means for advancing the carriage on the 'frame step by step between cuts,

said means comprising `a rotary shaft, anl

eccentric cam on the shaft, a clutch between the eccentric cam and the carriage adapted to gripthe carriage and move it on throw of the cam in one direction a distance directly proportional to the throw of the cam and to dis-A engage it on throw ofthe cam n the other direction and means on the cam whereby the extent of its thlfow may be adjusted to vary n vthe amount of movement of the carriage.

In vtestimony whereof'I hereunto ax my sgnat-ureths 28th dayof August1925.y

- WILLIAM E. t 

